dog

It's no coincidence that a dog is a man's best friend; they're more faithful than most other animals, and more faithful than many people.

Shiloh
I like to think that every animal lover has one soul animal. It's the pet you have which you connect with on the deepest of levels, that awakens, and then completes, a part of you that you did not even know existed.
By Jill Szaroz4 years ago in Petlife
Snapshots and Telephone memories
The way we form memories is funny. We don’t remember events in and of themselves. We remember the last time we were remembering the memory with the beliefs attached to it, and the next time we would be remembering the last time, and so on.
By Allie M4 years ago in Petlife
Chop
Every once in a while, a dog enters your life and changes everything. Dogs have a way of finding the people who need them and filling an emptiness we didn't even know we had. I walked into the auburn humane society on a cold day in January in search of my soulmate. I'm not sure what led me there as it was not a place, I planned on looking. As I walked in, I asked if they had any dogs available for adoption after tirelessly looking at other crowded shelters and being waitlisted behind the people in front of me who were already first in line for the dog. The woman replied," umm, we have two," and led me through the door. As I walked through, straight ahead of me, there he was. I just knew. He was loud and ferocious barking behind that small cage in a quite aggressive ferocious way. As if he was screaming let me out of here. He had been a stray and had been there six months. Unneutered large two-year-old German shepherd mix. This big, beautiful boy confined to a cage looking for his forever home. I have never seen a dog so excited to come out of a cage and into the world! I fell in love right then. His energy, his adventurous happy spirit, I wanted to take him home right then. Being a stray, he desperately needed a bath and smelled so bad it was almost unbearable. But what a beauty. Dandruff and all I said, I will take him. I returned three days later to pick him up since they had to neuter him first. It was the longest three days of my life. I named him Chop. From that day on Chop has been my best friend, my soulmate and my family.
By Tiffani Sumner4 years ago in Petlife
That Spot on the Floor Is Where You Died
This memory is not the one dog lovers want to read. It's the kind we avoid until we cannot possibly avoid it anymore. But, it's the reality all dog caretakers will face one day.
By Jacaranda C.4 years ago in Petlife
The Pandemic Pup
There we were - my partner and I. Freshly independent and recently moved into our own home. Two strong, separate incomes, and enough years ahead before the desire for a child arrives.
By Jason4 years ago in Petlife
Cheering Up Gracie
Millie Bobbie Bear was an unexpected addition to the Frazer family. After my 17-year-old sister's relationship ended, she showed up with an Australian shepherd puppy, the result of her post-breakup impulsiveness.
By S. Frazer4 years ago in Petlife
The Healing Star
My life was barren, devoid of any hope of a brighter day. I had moved to a boring town and resided in a drab, impersonal house. My days consisted of arising at the crack of dawn, drinking a lonely cup of coffee, and going to my depressing job that offered limited monetary rewards and no intrinsic ones.
By Karen Leidy4 years ago in Petlife
The Art of Patience
The spirit and strength Delco has brought upon our family was a rare experience to go through. It all started when we went to have a look at the German Shepherd x Tibetan Mastiff pups and we we’re smitten with the runt of the litter; we knew from the second he came towards us that he would fit in perfectly with our family.
By Deb4 years ago in Petlife
Profoundly and perfectly.
You know, it’s much harder than you might think, choosing just one memory with your dog to expound upon. I’m sitting here in my homemade home office, trying to decide on which adventure with Aspen to delve into. Aspen is my now 2 year old blue heeler, border collie cross (a border heeler, if you will). She is just a little thing, about as tall as my knee is high, with smooth grey and white mottled fur, tonnes of freckles, brown socks, and a perfect black oval and black triangle (and black splotch) on her side and back. Yes, she is just a little thing, but she takes up all of the space in my day, in my mind, in my heart.
By Bevin Campbell4 years ago in Petlife
Roll-on Tears
I couldn’t get my key to turn in the deadbolt of my apartment, which was just par for the course of the kind of day I was having. I was already feeling guilty for calling it quits an hour early, and all I could think about was this was some kind of sign that I should just turn around and go back to work. My decision was made for me at the last possible moment, when the lock turned, and before I knew it, I was already halfway through the door. I was hot, and sweaty, my hair was soaked, my clothes were stuck to my skin, and about as miserable as you could be. The air was off during the day to save a dime, so my apartment was like a sauna, and smelled like someone started a gym in a speak-easy. “What else?,” I said in my out loud voice to the air you could feel on your face. “You know what?” I answered back, “I just don’t care.” There was nothing else that could go wrong with my day, at that moment.
By Happy Craig4 years ago in Petlife
The Weekend Dog
The Weekend Dog. Being on the brink of eight, there were a lot of things Taryn didn’t understand. Things that even her older sister Hope, having just turned nine, wasn’t able to explain to her either.
By Elisa Danielle4 years ago in Petlife
Life unleashed in the wilderness
The Sierra Nevada are a rugged mountain range in California and Nevada of granite spires, high-altitude meadows, tumbling creeks, and ice cold lakes. In other words, it’s wilderness paradise, especially for backpackers like myself who like unplugging from society and roughing it for a few days.
By Scott Kelley4 years ago in Petlife